Car-wheel-boring machine



Nov. 15, 192 7.

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T. c. KASEBERG CAR WHEEL BORING MACHINE v Filed Dec. 51, 1925 4 sheetsheet 4 vPatented Nov. 15, 1927.

UNITEDl y*STATES PATENT IOFFICE.`

AND FOUNDRY COMIANY, OF NEW YORK,

THEODORE C. KASBERG, OF GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN (ZAR N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CAR-WHEEL-BORING MACHINE.

Application led December 31, 1925. Serial No. 78,652.

M inzvention relates to machine tools and particularly to machines for boring the axleVL holes in car wheels.

The socalled car-wheel boring machine is used/ to roughly bore',`to finish and to chamf fer the axle hole in al car wheel by L one operation. The car wheel is clamped on a rotatable work table and is engaged by the cutting tools carried by a ram. The rough'ing, finishing, and chamfering tools aremounted in spaced relation on the toolspindle carriedby the ram so as to successively engage the work on the rotating table during the' feeding movement of the ram. One object of my invention is to provide a car-wheel boring machine that shall have a rapid traverse mechanism and a relatively slow power feeding mechanism for operating the tool carrying ram and that shall have mechanism for automatically controlgling the traverse y and the feed mechanisms upon starting the operation of the machine.

Another object of my invention is to provide a car-wheel Vboring machine that shall f "have automatic means ffor centering and clamping the work piece or wheelon the table upon starting the machine to rotate the table and for unclamping the wheel from the table upon stopping the machine to stop the. rotation of the work table. i

In the embodiment hereinafter shown and described, my invention affords a boring machine which is completely automatic in operation, from th'e moment the work is placed on the revolving support and the controller ythrown on until the boring is completed, the tools returned to initial position ready for another? operation, and the work released for removal from the machine. Various parts and mechanism of the ma-` chine are also in themselves new and useful.

In the accompanying drawings;

vFigure `1 is a .front glevati'onal view of a car-wheel boring machine constructed in ac-k cordance with .my invention Figure 2 is a back elevational view of the boring machine shown in Figur@ l;

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Figure 3 is a plan view of the boring malFigure 4 is an end view of the boringma- L chine, with-a portion of the work carrying table in section;

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the fluid cylinder for effecting Krapid traverse movement of the tool carrying ram;

Figure 6 is a sectional view along the line 6 6 of Figure 2;

Referring to the drawings, a boring ma- Y chine is shown comprising a base 1 having an upright- 2` projecting therefrom. Preferably the upright 2 is formed integraliwith the base l. A` rotatable work carrying table 3 is mounted on the base 1 and a tool carrying ram 4 is mounted in a head portionl 5 of the. upright 2. The ram 4 is held against rotative movementbut is free to move in 'a vertical direction. A tool spindle 6 having a roughing tobl 7 a finishing tool 8 Land a chamfering tool`9, is carried by the ram.

The rotary work support or table 3 is driven through connections including a shaft 28 with a brake 30, and also a clutch 32 for connecting said shaft to Ya suitable source of power (not shown) through gearing indicated at 33. The brake 30 and the clutch 32 are controlled by a bell crank lever 31, which is connected to a revoluble controller 34 by a link rod 35. The rapid'l traverse or feed of the tool ram 4 is effected by a fluid pressure motor indicated at 51, and is controlled by a valve 60 whose operating arm 63 is connected by a link rod (i4-to the controller 34. v The slower working feed of the ram is effected mechanically, through a rack and gear connection 43, 69. This mechanical feed is also controlled by the controller .34, by virtue of connections from the lever 31 including a rod 90. This rod 90 not only connectsand disconnects the mechanical feed to and from a source of power represented by the shaft 74 (Fig. 2),4 but ralso operates a trip latch mechanism- (hereinafter described) for holding the controller 34 in onl position dung the downward' working stroke of the ram 4. As hereinafter explained, the connections of the feeds'to thevtool ram 4 are such that thel stroke of the ram 4, the controller latch vis work table 3. Each of the jaws 10 is secured to a clamping slide 11 by means of a bolt 12. Preferably suitable teeth 13 are provided on the slides 11 and also on the jaws 10 for preventing movement of the jaws with respect to the slides when the jaws have been set in position upon the slides. rlthe bolts 12 project into 'iT-slots 14 formed in the slides 11. Also, cam actuated bolts 15 project into the T-'slots 14, for connecting the slides 11 to a cam plate 17 beneath the table. rlhe slides 11 are mounted in radial slots or grooves formed in the top of the table 3 and are moved in a radial direction in a manier to be hereinafter set forth for clamping and unclamping the car wheel. The slide bolts or studs 15 extend down through radial slots 16'in the table3, as shown in Fig. 4, and through cam ways or slots Y18 in the plate 17, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. rllhe cam plate 17 is secured to a ring 19 having bevelled gear teeth 20 formed on the lower surface thereof as shown in Fig. 4'of the drawings. rThe ring 19 and the cam plate 17 rest and are supported on an inward projecting ring 21 that is detachably secured to a marginal depending flange of the table 3 by screws; but the structure comprising the ring 19 and cam plate 17 is free to rotate relative to the table and the ring 21.

Rotation of the ring 19 and the cam plate 17 relative to the table 3 in one direction Will radially advance the jaws, 10 to center and clamp the car wheel in'position. Rotation of the cam plate 17 with respect to the work table in an 'opposite direction will retract the -jaws 10 and unclamp the work from the table. `The work table is rotated by power supplied through the ring 19 and the plate 17 and suitable means comprising an inertia mechanism is provided for delaying the rotation of the table upon starting the rotation of the ring 19 and the plate 17. rlhe lag produced/in the rotation of the table 3 with respect to the rotation of the cam plate 17 causes automatic operation of the slides 11 toclamp the work inposit-ion. ln a like manner the slides 11 are automatically operated to unclamp the work by virtue of a lag between the stopping of the rotation of the plate 17 land the stopping of the rotation of the work table 3.

The inertia mechanism for providing a adding inertia to the movements of theJwork carrying table. The weight 27 assures a lag in the rotation of the table 3 when the cam plate 17 starts to rotate and exerts a force tending to continue the rotation of the work table 3 when the rotation of the cam plate 17 is stopped.

A power shaft 28 drives the work carry'- ing table 3 through a bevelled pinion 29y Secured near one end of the shaft 28 and meshing with the bevelled teeth' 20 on the ring 19.A

A brake 30, controlled by a bell crank lever 31, is provided for the shaft 28. A clutch 32, also controlled by the bell crank lever 31, serves for connecting the shaft 28 to a source of power (not shown) through suitable gearing contained within the casing 33. The bell crank lever 31 is pivotally` mounted on the base of the machine as shown in Fig. 1 of i the drawings.

rli`he bell crank lever 31 is operated by means of a control lever34 which is pivotally mounted on the upright 2. rlhe bell crank lever 31 is connected to the control lever 34 by means of a link 35. The lever 34 is provided with an arm 36 having a hand grasp 37 thereon and with an arm 38 having a foot tread 39. A weight 40 on an arm 41 ofthe control lever 34 exerts a force tending to hold the control lever in released or o5 position.

The ram 4 has a rack 43 secured to it which meshes with the teeth on a gear wheel 44. The gear 44 is rotatably mounted on bracket 45, which projects from the upright 2, and is provided with a hub portion having a groove 46 formed therein. A flexible cable 47 which may be a rope or a chain. is mountedin the groove 46 and has one end directly connected to the gear 44. A weight 48 is secured to the opposite end of the cable 47 for exerting a force on-the gear A44 tending to raise the ram,4. Preferably,

the weight 48 is heavier than the ram 4, so as to bias the ram to tend to 'rise and to hold the ram in elevated position when the machine is not in operation.

A rapid traverse mechanism Vis provided for raising the weight 48 inorder to rapidly move the cutting tools carried by the ram into operative position with respect to the work. The rapid traverse mechanism (shown in section in Fig. 5) has a `base 50 which is lsecured to the uprighty 2 andcarries a uid cylinder 51. A plunger-piston 52 is provided in the cylinder 51, including a,

plunger shell 53 secured to the piston 52.

rod 54 secured to the weight 48 extends up through the base ,50 and tlie plunger 52, 53, as best shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. An adjustable nut is secured to the rod,'54 Qin position to be engaged by the cylinder 53 for the purpose of` raising the weight 48. The nut 55 is held securely in any adjusted position by means of a pin 56 which is carried by va plate 57 fixed'on the rod 54by means of two-nuts 58, 58.. The pin projects through suitable openings formed in a flanged portion of the nut 55. A source of fluid pressure is connected to the lower part of the cylinder 51 by means of apipe 59 with a valve .60. Suitable packing 61 is provided between the piston'52 and the rod 54, and' similar packing 62 is provided in the base 50 for the rod 54. Thu/s the rod is free for movement relative to the piston 52 and the, cylinder 53 when the power feeding mechanism (to be hereinafter described)'is in operation. Upon operating the valve and admitting air to the cylinder 51, the ram 4 is\rapidly lowered `to place the cut-tingI tools in operative relation with respect to the work. The Valve v60 is operated by a lever 63 which is connected by a llink 64 to an arm'65 on the control lever 34. (Fig. 1.) Thus the rapidtraverse mechanism is cont-rolled by the control lever 34 which governs the operation of the work carrying table.

A relatively slow power feed mechanism is provided for feeding the cutting tools through the work. (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.) Th1s power feed mechanism comprises a shaft 67 mounted on the upright 2, with a pinion 68 and a gear69 mounted thereon. The pinion 68 `meshes with the rack 43 on the ram 4. The gear 69 meshes with a pinion 70 on, a shaft 71 that carries a worm wheel 72 which is adapted to be engaged by a feed worm 73 on a driving shaft 74. The worm wheel 72 is yieldingly connected to the shaft 71- insuch manner as to permit/the y operation of the rapid traverse mechanism even when the relatively slow power feed mechanismv is in operation by virtue of engagement of the driving worm 73 with the worm-wheel 72.

Referring `to Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings, it will be notedthat the worm wheel 72 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 71, and that a plate 76 is also mounted faston said shaft 71 in a lateral recess in the worm wheel 72. The plate 76 issecured to the shaft 71 by set screws and carries two pawls 77 which are adapted to engage ratchet teeth 78 formed on the inside of the worm WheelI 72.

yThe ratchet teeth 78 are shaped to permitl connected to a drive shaft 80 by means of a suitable universal joint in order to permit the raising and lowering of worm 73 for connecting and disconnecting it to andfrom the worm wheel 72 as above mentioned. The

shaft 80 is driven from any suitable source -of power` (not shown) through a gear 81 on said shaft.

The end of the shaft 74 that carries the worm 75 is supported by a bracket 82 which ',is movably mounted on the head 5. A cam member 83, which is carried by'a cam shaft 84, is provided for raising and lowering the bracket 82 to control the engagement of the worm 73 Wit-h the worm wheel 7 2. The cam member 83 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 84 andis connected lto it by means of a spring 85. As shown in Figs. 4 and 7, one end of the spring 85 is connected to the cam 83 andthe. other end to a collar 86 secured to the shaft 84. Thus upon rotation of the cam shaft 84 to raise the bracket 82, the spring 85 will give in case the worm 73 does not'immediately mesh with theteeth on the worm wheel 72, but will move the wor'm into mesh with the worm wheel as soon as the teeth on the worm and on the worm wheel are, in proper relation to each other. The shaftl 84 is mounted in bearings 87 on the lower side of the head 5 and carries a combined cam and latch member or device 88a (Figs. 1, 4 and v8)y and a hand lever 120. The cam and sov -latch device 88a comprises a cam 88 and a latch '89, which operate as hereinafter set forth to actuate the feed control cam 83.

For this purpose, there is a link 90 connected to the bell crank lever31 at one end (Fig. 1), and supported by a bracket 91 on is pivotally supported on the upright 2 byA means of a bolt 494 which also secures a bracket .95 in position.`` A spring 96 is pr'ovided .for engaging one end` of the latch lever 93 to exert a force tendingto hold it' in engagement with the cam, 88 and to hold the latch portion ofthe lever in position to be engagedOby the hook 92 on the link 90. When the rod 90 is pushed to the left (Figs. 1 and 8) by the movement of the controller 34 counterclockwise, the latch lever 93 even.

tually engages it at 92 and holds it there (in the position shown in Fig-8), until it is sub-- -sequently released as hereinafter described.

A dog lever 98 is pivotally connected to an arm 97 on the link 90; it is supported by the bracket 95 and is adapted to engagea l shoulder 99 of the cam 88 for the purpose of operating the cam and latch ldevice 88.` A spring 100 is provided for holding the lever 98 in raised position, and also a spring 101 for exerting a force on the cam and latch device 88a tofturn it counterclockwise `(Fig. 8). As will be understood' from Figs. 4`and 8, the latch 89 is in a plane iir front of the shoulder 99 which engages the dog lever 98. In frontof the levers 93 and 98 is atrip lever 102 pivoted on the upright 2 by means of a bolt 103. 1t has a latch shoulder 104 for engaging the latch 89, and is pivotally connected `to a trip rod 106 mounted in brackets 107 on the head 5 of the machine frame.

When the rod 90 is pushed to the left to latch it with the lever 93, it pushes the lever 98 in that direction, and the end of the lever 98 engages the shoulder 89 of the cam 88 and rotates the latter 'clockwise far enough to allow the lever 102 1to engage the -cam shoulder 89 and latch the 'cam in the position shown in Fig. 8. rlh-is rotation of the ,The resultant operation of the shaft 71, etc.,

feeds the ram 4 slowly downward for its Working cuts.

A spring 108 is mounted on the trip rod 106 between one of the brackets 107 and a collar 109 fastened on the rod, and tends to hold the rod 106 and the lever 102 in elevated position.` @n the ram 104 is an adjustable stop 10921 for engaging and pushing down the rod 106 at the end of the boring operation, for a purpose to be described hereinafter- Preferably, projections A110 carrying springs 1,711 are provided for limit-I ing vand cushioning the downwardV movement of the ram 4. l .f

Upon the movementY of the control lever 34 in a forward direction,-counterclockwise or towards the left, as shown in Fig. 1,-the brake 30 is released and the clutch 32 1s closed to connect the source of power to the power shaft 28. The cam plate 17 is rotated by means of the bevelled pinion 29 and the bevelled teeth 20 and the bolts 15 are actuated by the cam slots 18 to move the clamping jaws 10 radiallyinto engagement with the work. The Wheel 27 which is connected to the work table 3 through the pinion 25 has sucient inertia to prevent rotatlon of the work table until the car wheel or work lpiece has been centered and clamped in position. When the clamping jaws 10 have firmly engaged the work, the table is rotated through the cam plate 17 and the bolts 15.'

The forward movement of the control lever' 34 operates the iluid valve 60 by means of the link 64 and the lever 63. Fluid pressure is admitted to the cylinder 51 and the plunger 52 is quickly raised, so as to effect a rapid downward traverse or movement of the ram, the cylinder 53 engaging the nut 55 and raising the weight 48. As already intimated, the weight 48 can be further raised by the mechanical feeding downward of the ram4 after the plunger 52 has reached the end of its stroke in the cylinder 51, owing to the freedom of the rod 54 for'movement upward through the plunger.

Upon the movement of the bell crank lever 31 in a forward direction (counterclockwise in Fig. l) by the control lever 34, the link 90 is moved towards the left, as viwed in Fig. 1 and Fig. 8, latching at 92 with the lever 93. Such latching engagement between the link 90 and the lever 93 holds the control lever 34 in the forward positionl until the completion of theboring operation. rlhe lever 98, which is pivotally connected to the arm 97 on the link 90, engages the shoulder 99 on the cam 88 and rotates such cam to permit latching engagement between the lever 93 and the link 90 and between the latch 89 and the trip lever 102. After a movement of the lever 98 toward the left suiicient to permit the above latching operations, the projection 99a on the cam 88 engages the top of the lever 98 and forces the end of the lever below the projection 99 on the cam 88. The latch 89 is in position to engage the latch portion 104 of the lever 102 when the end of the lever 98 is disengaged from the latch 89, the

latch 89 being rotated somewhat beyond the latch portion '104 by the lever 98. The

spring member101holds the latch 89 in en/ A gagement with the' latch `portion 104 on theeA trip lever 102. rlhe cam 88, which is mountf; ed on the shaft 84, el'ects rotation of such shaft andthe cam 83 for meshing the worm 73 with the worm gear 72. 1n Fig. 8 of the drawing the end of the lever 98 is shownY in position below the projection 99 on the cam 88 when the lever 34 is in its forward position. ln Fig. 1 of the drawings the lever 98 is shown in the extreme position toward the right and withthe end thereof in position to engage the projection 99 on the cam 88.

Upon raising of the weight 48 by the rapid traverse mechanism, the ram 4 is rapidly lowered until the cutting tools engage the work. At such time the pawl members 77 engage the ratchet teeth 78 on the worm \wheel 72 for driving the shaft 71 by means of the relatively slow power feeding mechanism. The ram 4 is thenslowly fed downwardly until thevarious cuttingJtools 7 ,f 8

and 9 have passed through or acted on thework piece. At such time the stop member 109 engages the trip rod 1,06*.y The downward movement of the trip rod 106 moves the trip lever 102 out of engagement with the latch 89. The cam 88 is then turned counterclockwise (Fig. 8) by the spring 101,

raising the lever 93 and unlatching such leverfrom the link 90. The unlatching of the lever 93 from the link 90 permits the con- 116 which is pivotally connected to the arm' '65 of t-he control lever 34. A rod 117 projects into -the tube 116 and is provided with a collar 118 for engaging one end of the spring 115. The other end o the spring 115 engages a cap securedto the top of the tube 116. The upper portion of' the rod 117 is connected to the gear 44 by a pin and slot connection as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. During a boring operation the spring 115 is compressed so that upon unlatching of the link 90 from the lever `93 a force is exerted on thev control lever 34 for moving it towards the right The counter-clockwise :rotation (Fig. 1).

88 by the spring 101 permitted of the cam by the concurrent unlatching -of the lever `102 (Fig. 8), operates the shaft 84 andthe cam member 83 to lower the worm 73 away .from the worm wheel 72 and thus stop the power feed mechanism. I

The backward movement of the control 1ever`i34 opera-tes the bell crank lever 31 to set the brake 30 and to release the clutch 32. Such operation of the clutch 32 land the brake 30 stops the rotation of the ring. 19 and the plate 17. However, the table 3' continues to rotate for a limited time byv reason of the momentum ofthe wheel or L weight 27. The continued movement of the table 3 serves to unclamp the work from the table'by reason of the action' of the^cam slots 18 on the bolts 15.

The rod 64 acting through the lever 63 closes the valve 60 to disconnect the cylinder 51 from the source of iiuid pressure 59. The valve 60, which is provided with a third port or opening, permits the exhausting of the-fluid pressure from the cylinder 51 therethrough. The fluid' pressure contained in the cylinder 51, which may be exhausted at any Jdesired rate, acts as a cushion duringV the lowering of the weight 48'.k

The hand lever 120 which is connected tov the shaft 84 serves as ameans for releasing theabove mechanisms at any time during a boring operation and also for controlling the operation of the relatively slow power feeding mechanism at will.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of con- `means rotatable relatively to the table;

means. for driving the table through said last-mentioned means; 'and separaterotatable inertia means geared to the table; so that said securing means shall be automatically clutched and unclutched by the lag of the table in starting and stopping that is assured'by said inertia means.

l2. In a car-wheel boring machine, a rof tatable work table, movable clutch jaws on said table for engaging the car wheel, a cam plate mounted to have a limited free. rotative movement with respect to the table, connecting means between said jaws and the plate for clamping and for releasing the jaws according to the direction of relative movement of the platewith respect to the table and for connecting the plate to the table, and a rotatable weight geared to the table for producing a lag in the rotation of the table upon starting the' plate to rotate and for moving the table with respect to the plate upon stopping the rotation of the plate.

3. In a car-wheel boring machine, a ro?.

tatable work table, movable clutch jaws 0n- Jthe table and for `releasing the jaws from the wheelwhen relative movement of the plate with respect to the table is effected in an opposite direction, and inertia means comprising a rotatable weight member geared'to said table for effecting a lag between' the starting/10i the rotation of the table and the rotationof the plate by the power shaft to operate said clutch jaws and for rotatin the table ahead of the plate to release sai clutch jaws when the plate is stopped by stopping the'power shaft.

4. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination with a rotary work table having a depending flange and convergently and divergently movable jaws lll thereon with studs extending down through flange and extending inward therefrom, a

separate flywheel geared to said ring, a cam for actuating said studs beneath the table, resting on said ring, and means for driving the table through said cam. i

5. ln a machine of the character described, the combination with a rotary work support having automatic clamping means and a tool ram movable up and down relative to. the support and counterbalanced to rise, of a rapid traverse feed and a working feed for said tool ram, including a connec-4 tion yielding to permit movement of the ram by the rapid traverse feed while the Working feed is in operation; a common controller for the rotary support and said feeds; a trip latch for holding said controller in on position; a throw-out' device for said controller actuated by the tool ram; and means controlled by the down stroke of the ram for tripping said controller latch and causing return of the tool ram, as well as stopping of the working feed and of the rotary support.

6. ln a machine of the character described, the combination with a rotary Work support and a tool ram movable up and down relative to the support and counterbalanced( to rise, of a rapid traverse feed.

and a working feed for said tool ram, including a connection yielding to permit movement of the ram by the rapid traverse feed while the working feed is in operation; a common controller for the rotary support. and said feeds; a trip latch for holding said controller in on position; a throwout `device for said controller actuated by the tool ram; and means controlled by the down stroke of the ram for tripping said controller latch and causing return of the tool ram, as well as stopping of the working feed.

7. lin a machine of the character scribed, the combination with a rotary work Support having automatic clamping means and a` tool ram movable up and down relative to the support, of a rapid taverse feed and a working feed for said toblram, in'

cluding a connection ielding to'fpermit a movement of the ram y the rapid Vtraverse feed while the working feed isjin operation; a common controller for the rotary support and said feeds; and means controlled by the down stroke of the ram for returning the controller from on to off position and causing return of the tool ram, as well as stopping of the working feedland of the rotary support. v

8. In a machine of the character dede-v scribed, the combination with a rotary work support having automatic clamping means and a -tool ram movable up and down relative to the support, of a rapid traverse feed and a working feed for said tool ram; a common controller for the rotary support and said feeds; and means controlled by the down stroke ofthe ram for returning the controller fromA on to 0E position and causing return of the tool ram, as well as stopping of the working feed and of the rotary support. Y

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a rotary work support and a tool ram movable up and 'down relative. to the support, of a rapid traverse feed and a working feed for said tool ram; a common controller for the rotary support and said feeds; and means controlled by the down stroke of the ram for returning the controller from fion to off position and causing returndof the tool ram, as well as stopping of the working feed and of the rotary support. l

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a rotary work support having automatic clamping means and a tool ram movable up and down relative to the support, of feeding means for said tool ram; a common controller for the rotary support and saidl feeding means; and means controlled by the down stroke of the ram for causing return of the tool ram, as

Awell as stopping of the feed and ofthe ro- 'ing the tool into engagement with the work and relatively slowly feeding the tool through the work, and for withdrawing th'e tool from the Work.

12. In a car-wheelboring machine, a rol tatable work table,"a,tool carrying rain, a rapid traverse mechanism and a relatively slow power feed mechanism for said ram, a lever for controlling the rotation of said table, and automatic means controlled by said lever 'for operating said traversenfiechanism and the power feed mechanism.

In a car-wheel boring machine, a ro- ;tatable table, a tool carrying ram, a fluidoperated rapid traverse mechanism and a' relatively slow power feed/.mechanism for said ram, a lever for controlling the rotation of said table, mechanism operated by said lever upon starting the rotation of the table for operating the slow feed mechanism and the rapid traverse mechanism, means included in the slow feed lmechanism for permitting the rapid movement of the ram till the tools engage the wheel to be bored and then for eifecting movement of the ram l by the slow feed mechanism. d,

14. In a car-wheel boring machine, a rotatable work table, a tool carrying ramw clamping jaws for centering and for securing the Work to the table, rapid traverse mechanism for moving the ram, power feeding mechanism; a control lever, and means automatically operated by a single-move-4 ment of said lever for operating said clamping jaws to center and clamp the wheel to the table prior to a boring operation and t release the jaws after a boring operation, for operating said traverse mechanism to move the tools on the ram into engagement with the work, for operating said feeding mechanism to feed the' tools through the wheel, for returning the ram to initial position and for starting and stopping the rotation of thetable.

15. In a car-wheel boring machine, a roj tatable table, a tool carrying ram,A a rapid l' traverse mechanism and a relatively vslow power feed mechanism for said ram, a lever for controlling the rotation 'of said table, mechanism operated by the movement of said lever when starting the table rotation for operating the traverse mechanism to engage the tools with the work and for .operating said feed mechanism to feed the tools through the work, and means operated in accordance with the movement of the ram and upon completion of the boring operation for 'releasing the power traverse mechanism and the slow-feed mechanism toA permit the return ofl the ram to initial Dosition and for operating said lever to stop v'the' rotation of the table. y

16. In a car-wheel boring machine, a tool carrying ram, a weight for acting in opposition to the force of gravity on the ram, a rod connectedj to said weight, a fluid device comprising a/ -plunger operating in a Huid cylinder, said rod projecting through said plunger and movable relatively thereto, and an adjustable stop on said rod to be engaged by the plunger for raising said weight.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set m hand. .t

y THEODORE C. KASEBERG. 

